APR::* confusion in setting and retrieving cookies through libapreq2

["Gokul P. Nair" <gp...@yahoo.com>]

Hello,

I'm trying two simple functions i.e. to set a cookie
and retrieve it. I'm using Apache2, mod_perl2 &
libapreq2-2.05 to do this. 

I read in the libapreq2 mail archives that using
APR::* is recommended over the Apache2::Cookie modules
and that there was debate over dumping the Apache2::*
modules but were left behind only for backward
compatibilities. Please check this thread:
http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?t=111695063000003&r=1&w=2

So after reading the above thread and this one:
http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?t=111694486900009&r=1&w=2

i'm in total confusion as to which is the right way to
go about accomplishing 2 seemingly simple tasks of
setting and retrieving cookies. I've read the
documentation for APR::Request::Cookie and i'm unable
to figure out how to send the cookie after creating
one. 

So, i've basically got this:

  use APR::Request::Cookie;
  
  my $cookie = APR::Request::Cookie->new($req, 
                                         name =>
"foo",
                                        value =>
"bar",
                                       domain =>
"whatever.com");

Now from here how do i bake the cookie or send it?
Also $req needs to be an object of type APR::Pool and
in the documentation for APR::Pool it is suggested
that it is good to use a request pool for these short
scoped requests. So would $req be created like this ?
$req = APR::Request::Apache2->handle($r)

It's quite obvious that i'm pretty confused at this
point with the new naming convention, so any help or
advice would be greatly appreciated.

Another question i have is this - I went through the
code for APR::Request::Cookie and I don't see method
definitions for most of the methods/subs listed in the
documentation, even in the base class i.e.
APR::Request. Are these methods implemented as
functions in C code that is then dynamically linked
and bootstrapped through the dynaLoader module?

Thanks,

Gokul P. Nair

  


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Re: APR::* confusion in setting and retrieving cookies through libapreq2

["Gokul P. Nair" <gp...@yahoo.com>]

Thanks for the response Malcom. This is what i have:
  my $req = $r->pool();
  my $cookie = APR::Request::Cookie->new
       ($req,
         name => "test",
         value => { product_id => $product_id,
                   qty => $qty },
         path => '/',
         domain => "192.168.1.155",
         expires => '+1d'
       );
   $cookie->expires('+1d'); # i have this line just to
                                be double sure, still
no effect!
   $r->headers_out->add('Set-Cookie'=>$cookie);

After this when i check the cookie set on my bowser
for this domain, the 'name' and 'expires' fields have
not been set! I'm clueless, is $r-headers_out ... the
right way of sending the cookie?

Thanks,

Gokul P. Nair

--- Malcolm J Harwood
<mj...@liminalflux.net> wrote:

> On Thursday 23 June 2005 12:29 pm, Gokul P. Nair
> wrote:
> 
> > Also $req needs to be an object of type APR::Pool
> and
> > in the documentation for APR::Pool it is suggested
> > that it is good to use a request pool for these
> short
> > scoped requests. So would $req be created like
> this ?
> > $req = APR::Request::Apache2->handle($r)
> 
> $r should already be your request object (an
> Apache2::RequestRec). In which 
> case, to get a new pool, you just do: $r-pool->new
> 
> > Another question i have is this - I went through
> the
> > code for APR::Request::Cookie and I don't see
> method
> > definitions for most of the methods/subs listed in
> the
> > documentation, even in the base class i.e.
> > APR::Request. Are these methods implemented as
> > functions in C code that is then dynamically
> linked
> > and bootstrapped through the dynaLoader module?
> 
> Yes. The source will probably be in the .xs file for
> the appropriate module.
> 



		
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Re: APR::* confusion in setting and retrieving cookies through libapreq2

[Malcolm J Harwood <mj...@liminalflux.net>]

On Thursday 23 June 2005 12:29 pm, Gokul P. Nair wrote:

> Also $req needs to be an object of type APR::Pool and
> in the documentation for APR::Pool it is suggested
> that it is good to use a request pool for these short
> scoped requests. So would $req be created like this ?
> $req = APR::Request::Apache2->handle($r)

$r should already be your request object (an Apache2::RequestRec). In which 
case, to get a new pool, you just do: $r-pool->new

> Another question i have is this - I went through the
> code for APR::Request::Cookie and I don't see method
> definitions for most of the methods/subs listed in the
> documentation, even in the base class i.e.
> APR::Request. Are these methods implemented as
> functions in C code that is then dynamically linked
> and bootstrapped through the dynaLoader module?

Yes. The source will probably be in the .xs file for the appropriate module.